Don’t see all the art. That’s my best advice for adults taking children to see art in a museum. Skip a few, enjoy what you do see, and go back. Museums usually have more art than anyone has the attention span to experience in one trip. That’s how we approached our first visit to Montgomery Museum …
My husband and son are headed to Nashville to watch the USA Soccer play this weekend. We visited the Frist in Nashville last fall and have so many good things to say about the children’s art studio! No matter what is in the other galleries, visit the Martin ArtQuest Gallery on the top floor. This large studio for …
Castello di Ama publishes small catalogs on each artwork they commission. Full of beautiful photographs, they unwrap the process and trigger the sense of the installation. Since these site-specific artworks won’t be traveling, I am so glad I brought these thick brochures home. I also picked up a few postcards with simple line drawings of some of …
Driving through the landscape in Chianti is just like the books. You pass vineyards, rolling hills, and bicyclers. Even if you are driving on point, it feels like you are lost (in a good way). Finally, at the top of a hill and the end of the dirt road, we came to a few medieval buildings and very …
The Laumeier Sculpture Park is located on over 100 acres at the edge of the city of St. Louis. It was drizzling and muddy when we began our hike through the “Eastern Woodland” section with grandparents and preschoolers. The art park is divided into a few different areas with some mulched and some paved paths. The …
This fall and winter, Pippilotti Rist has filled the three main floors of the New Museum with her video installations. The extensive exhibition includes video art from the last thirty years of her acclaimed career. She is from Switzerland and represented by Luhring Augustine Gallery in NYC. Her gallery bio describes her opinion on arts’ task, “to contribute …
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum is tucked away in a small town in Connecticut. It was founded over 50 years ago by an influential art collector, Larry Aldrich. Even though this museum is located outside of a major cultural hub, it consistently exhibits ambitious contemporary art. Thus the historic building, quintessential main street, and quiet …
It doesn’t matter what is on at the Palais de Tokyo. If I am in Paris, then I’m going to this art venue. But I have talked to so many people who visit Paris and miss this gem. It is just across the river from the Eiffel Tower and open from noon to midnight. The view from …
Autumn is a great time to visit art parks! You can catch the seasons changing while exploring new art installations. But dragging your children to see art can be stressful. I wrote my top seven tips for taking children to an art park on Alexandra’s website ArtTrav. She writes about art and travel as an expat in Italy. Her site …
JR is an artist who started by working on the streets. His first project to hit the headlines was in 2006, when he pasted huge portraits of “thugs” in the bourgeois districts of Paris. Ten years later, he is working in three of Paris’ most prestigious art institutions at one time. This summer we were in Paris to see his …